SUV overturns on downtown Seattle street

An SUV overturned onto a parked car Sunday in downtown Seattle injuring causing serious injuries to the driver and passenger.

The incident happened shortly before 2:20 p.m. when police said a Volkswagen Jetta turned into the Toyota SUV causing it to overturn. Firefighters were dispatched to Fourth Avenue and Virginia Street.

“Firefighters were able to remove the passenger side window and pull the male passenger out of the SUV which was rolled on its side on 4th Avenue,” department spokesman Kyle Moore said in a statement. Firefighters then stabilized the vehicle and removed the SUV’s roof, then removed the steering column that had trapped the driver.

“It took about 20 minutes to extricate the female driver who suffered a head wound,” Moore said, adding that the scene closed some streets to traffic.

The man who was the passenger was taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.

An officer did not detect signs of impairment on the Jetta driver, who was released at the scene, Detective Renee Witt said. The collision is still being investigated.